Chris Harlan
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[Andy Neil] “it’s at 15 min increments and I don’t think it’s adjustable”
Still, 15 min increments is a whole lot better than nothing.
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[David Lawrence] ” Spatial position is essential in mapping a nodal pipeline. The last thing you’d want is for it to constantly reflow. “
I was just trying to imagine that, and it made me laugh my head off.
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Those timelines are interesting, Walter. I’ve got to go back and read that.
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[TImothy Auld] “I’m for using tools that facilitate a given task. If X ends up being the best choice for a particular task, I’ll be in.”
That’s me too. I’m pretty much over the FCP 8 debacle, and if I can use X to do something, I will. I don’t see it being my primary or even secondary tool, but that doesn’t mean I won’t find some use for it. Plus, I do enjoy just seeing how things tick. I am glad that I’m getting reacquainted with MC, though. Both the platform and myself have matured substantially since I was last onboard. I’ve also promised myself that I would get all up in Premiere when I have some time. Those two things take priority over X, but I will spend some tie there eventually.
The thing that encourages me about this release are not so much the big things that everyone was expecting, but the tiny bits like match back, re-linking and saving. It means somebody is actually paying attention to things that need to be done. And it means that the choice to use the software is becoming more a matter of taste and preference in editorial approach, than whether or not the software will actually function for you.
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[TImothy Auld] “Has anyone determined if the “file bloat” issue has been addressed in this release?
Tim
“I’m curious about this, too.
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[Lance Bachelder] “https://images.apple.com/finalcutpro/docs/Final_Cut_Pro_X_for_Final_Cut_Pro_…
“That’s a useful link. Thanks, Lance.
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[Steve Connor] “https://www.x2pro.net/
X opens up a bit more!
“Cool.
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[Lance Moody] “Hi Chris,
That wasn’t meant to be a pissing contest type of comment, just that there is nothing inherent in the magnetic timeline that might preclude an editor from editing (even though he or she might bristle at the metaphors used in the software). That’s all.
Lance”
Fair enough.
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[Oliver Peters] “I’ve done a bit of testing throughout the evening with the various features and, of everything, the Relink feature is HUGE for editing workflow. This finally permits offline-online workflows.
“So glad to hear that!
[Oliver Peters] “Cut with low-res media files. Dupe the Project and then Relink media to the high-res files. You can have changed the clip name in the Event and when you Relink it asks for the original media file name instead of the changed name. That’s great. The only missing feature seems to be that there is no “match exact name”, so you have to hunt down the list and find the exact match. Once the first one is found, the rest will also be found.
Clips for the relinked files will be imported into the Event, so if you are using this for offline-online, I recommend creating a new Event and associating the duped Project with that new Event as its default. Otherwise you’ll get duplicate clip names in the same Event.”
That is huge. The ice is beginning to melt a bit. Thanks for reporting in!
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[Lance Moody] “As I mentioned, the magnetic timeline can’t really be a showstopper for an actual editor. “
Oh, dear. You must be an ACTUAL editor. How thrilling to meet you.